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6 results for IRONICAL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 6, 2018	54A	Prone to sarcasm	Lewis Dean Hyatt	Shortz
Sat Jan 16, 2016	13D	Wryly amusing	Sean Dobbin	Shortz
Thu Aug 7, 2003	15A	Slightly twisted	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Aug 24, 2001	3D	Not straightforward	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Mar 28, 1997	56A	Like Oedipus's curse in "Oedipus Rex"	Jim Page	Shortz
Sat Mar 15, 1997	20A	Mocking	Daniel R. Stark	Shortz

10 results for IRONICAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 13, 1993	44A	Meaning the contrary	Bryant White	Maleska
Mon Jan 18, 1993	34D	Sarcastic	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Thu Apr 27, 1978	4D	Sarcastic	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sun May 20, 1973	21A	Sarcastic	Peter T. Thornton	Weng
Sun May 13, 1973	6D	Sarcastic	Robert Roop	Weng
Sat Feb 27, 1960	15A	Lightly sarcastic.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 30, 1958	36D	Sarcastic.	Charles C. Allen	Farrar
Wed Oct 10, 1956	15A	Wryly humorous.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Dec 21, 1951	15A	Sarcastic.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1951	45D	Describing O. Henry denouements.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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